Patrice Bergeron Hoping To Be Cleared To Play Vs. Lightning After Surgery To Fix Elbow Infection
Patrice Bergeron is hoping to return to game action for the Bruins on Thursday night, as they play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning at TD Garden.
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Patrice Bergeron is hoping to return to game action for the Bruins on Thursday night, as they play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning at TD Garden.
Brad Marchand's six-game suspension for punching and high-sticking Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry was the last thing the Bruins needed. Yet despite missing their best player, the Bruins did all right for themselves.
Patrice Bergeron has joined his teammates on the road.
Patrice Bergeron was not on the ice for the Bruins at Wednesday's practice, and he will not be playing against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
If it wasn't bad enough that the Bruins are likely going to be without Brad Marchand for a bit, they may also have to live life without Patrice Bergeron.
The Captain of the B's is heading to the NHL All-Star Game, but Brad Marchand is not.
Patrice Bergeron has a pair of gold medals from his two Olympic experiences with Team Canada. The 36-year-old Bruins captain was hoping for a third shot at gold come February, but that was taken away from him when the NHL decided it was backing out of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
After placing Brad Marchand and Craig Smith in COVID protocol, the Bruins have added another player to the list on Wednesday. And he's a pretty important one.
It's not even hyperbole to say that the Bruins are just as much a risk to score as the opposing power play when Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron are on the penalty kill. The Edmonton Oilers learned this lesson firsthand on Thursday night.
Patrice Bergeron had zero goals heading into Thursday night's showdown with the Red Wings at TD Garden. But by the end of the second period, the Bruins captain had already secured his seventh career hat trick.
Patrice Bergeron did not win the Selke Award last week, but he will be taking home another trophy for his efforts during the 2021 season.
In the voting for the Selke Trophy, 11 voters left Patrice Bergeron off their ballots entirely. That is madness.
When the opinions are being offered by the players themselves about their fellow players, it's a pretty good indication that the opinions are worth valuing.
Here's everything the Bruins said in their year-end press conferences over Zoom.
It's getting a lot harder for the Bruins to come to terms with their abrupt endings, because the team isn't sure how many more opportunities they'll get as a group.
As the playoffs wore on, Tuukka Rask wore down. And the Bruins' netminder may require surgery in the coming offseason.
Bruce Cassidy dipped his toes into the water of criticizing the officiating after Game 4. But after Game 5? He went with a cannonball off the high dive.
Barry Trotz is calling upon the "very-capable officiating crew" to prevent Patrice Bergeron from cheating on faceoffs.
Patrice Bergeron is a finalist for the Selke Trophy. Again. For the 10th straight year.
That was incredible. Let's revisit that Game 1 win in front of a full Boston crowd, shall we?
The Boston Bruins are moving on to the second round of the NHL Playoffs, sending an old friend home in the process.
There's no doubt that the entire organization holds the highest level of confidence and respect for their current captain in Patrice Bergeron.
The Boston Bruins are moving on.
"Obviously Bergie, in situations like that will grab me and kind of reel me back in, like he did," Marchand said of his captain and longtime linemate. "That's just part of it."
The Bruins achieved one on their first goals of the season on Monday night
The fire department says an electrical issue caused six manholes to explode on Newbury Street.
A SWAT officer was shot multiple times while responding to a barricaded suspect in Spencer, Massachusetts on Tuesday night.
A new Super Bowl anthem for Patriots Nation has arrived.
The Chicago Bulls are sending center Nikola Vučević to the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Anfernee Simons, and the teams will also swap second-round draft picks as part of the deal.
A Massachusetts native will be the new head of the Walt Disney Company.
A SWAT officer was shot multiple times while responding to a barricaded suspect in Spencer, Massachusetts.
The fire department says an electrical issue caused six manholes to explode on Newbury Street.
Four Massachusetts residents are accused of using stolen identities in a SNAP and unemployment benefits fraud scheme worth over $1 million.
Ice may have damaged a gas line, causing a Nashua, New Hampshire explosion. Now the fire department is issuing a warning about ice on roofs.
The Lombardi Trophy-shaped confetti that rains down at football's biggest game got its start at a Central Massachusetts company.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod potato chips will no longer be made on Cape Cod as of this spring.
Time Out Market Boston, a food hall that opened in the Fenway neighborhood in 2019, won't be closing after all.
The 2026 semifinalists for the James Beard Award are out, and several Massachusetts restaurants, bars and chefs made the list.
Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
The Chicago Bulls are sending center Nikola Vučević to the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Anfernee Simons, and the teams will also swap second-round draft picks as part of the deal.
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel met with reporters in California ahead of Super Bowl LX.
Tom Brady is not taking sides in Super Bowl LX between his former team, the Patriots, and the Seahawks.
Robert Kraft will not be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, according to an ESPN report on Tuesday.
Maybe the game itself will live up to the hype, because Super Bowl Opening Night was calmer than usual.
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.